bhróo

Phalura

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr

Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā

Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ)

Phalura bhróo

Inherited from Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrā́tṛ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰráHtā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brhóo/

Noun

bhróo m (Perso-Arabic spelling بھرو)

1. brother
2. cousin, member of one's own tribe

Inflection

Declension of bhróo (irreg)
	singular	plural
nominative	bhróo	bhraaú
oblique	bhraaú	bhraawóom

Alternative forms

• bhrúu (Biori)

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “bhróo”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhrā́tr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 552